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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Lalami discuss in "Inheritance" which she got right after grad school?
(a) Advertising sales at The L.A. Times.
(b) Editorial writer at Channel One News.
(c) News Anchor at CBS.
(d) Marketing Coordinator at a local non-profit.

2. In "Inheritance," Lalami writes that she and her brother were treated the same until she turned what age?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 8 or 9.
(d) 16 or 17.

3. In "Do Not Despair This Country," who does Lalami say voting rights should be extended to in the U.S.?
(a) Prisoners and those with felony records.
(b) Undocumented immigrants.
(c) People under 18.
(d) Dual citizens.

4. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

5. "Inheritance" opens with Christine Blasey Ford testifying against whom?
(a) Jeffrey Epstein.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Brett Kavanaugh.

6. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?
(a) $1700.
(b) $750.
(c) $900.
(d) $1200.

7. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?
(a) They would be marked as Black.
(b) They would be marked as Arab.
(c) Their census data would not be counted.
(d) They would be marked as white.

8. What is the first thing Lalami cites in "Do Not Despair This Country," as a path to equal citizenship in America?
(a) Access to quality healthcare regardless of race or class.
(b) Ensuring quality education for everyone.
(c) Ensuring equal voting rights for all.
(d) The right to physical privacy.

9. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White frailty.
(b) White anxiety.
(c) White fragility.
(d) White privilege.

10. How much do white women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 30 cents.
(b) 80 cents.
(c) $1.35.
(d) $1.00.

11. What other Supreme Court nominee does Lalami cite for having been sworn in after being accused of sexual harassment?
(a) John Edwards.
(b) Samuel Alito.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Stephen Breyer.

12. In "Tribe," who does Lalami say is the only constituency Trump never faulted for anything?
(a) Latinx.
(b) Whites.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Women.

13. How much do Black women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) 85 cents.
(b) 65 cents.
(c) 99 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

14. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?
(a) Banning Black people from voting if white people were in line.
(b) Sending Black people to separate voting stations that were often too far to get to.
(c) Only advertising election days and time to white people.
(d) The implementation of poll taxes.

15. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?
(a) The suspects mental health, family upbringing, and personal challenges.
(b) The suspects history of criminal activity and propensity for violence.
(c) The suspects lifestyle and education level.
(d) The suspects level of wealth and job status.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?

2. What did the Bush administration claim about John McCain in 2000 which lost him the vote in South Carolina?

3. Despite being secular, what common Muslim rule did Lalami's father enforce?

4. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?

5. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?

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